The Free Market 5, no. 7 (July 1987) During patriotic holidays, the news media applaud the Founding Fathers. But rarely does anyone mention some important facts about them: that they were smugglers...
Richard J. Maybury
Mr. Maybury writes on investments and has written 22 books and monographs, including Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? and his Uncle Eric series of books, which focus on economics, law and history.
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[ Originally published November 20, 1999.] Each year at this time, schoolchildren all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast...
It's true that economic theory is a subject for adults — you don't want to assign Human Action to an 11-year old — but kids can be taught plenty too. They don't need details about epistemology or exchange rates. But by enticing them into the subject
